McKelach Early Origins

The surname McKelach was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland. More recently, leading seamen in the Commonwealth Navies addressed as "leader", and informally known as "kellicks" from the killick anchor which is the symbol of their rank.

McKelach Spelling Variations

McKelach Spelling Variations

Spelling rules only evolved in the last few centuries with the invention of the printing press and the first dictionaries. Spelling variations are extremely common in names from before that period. McKelach has been spelled Kellogg, Kellock, Kelloch, Kellog, Kellogh, MacKelloch, MacKellock and many more.

McKelach Early History

McKelach Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McKelach research. Another 159 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 137 and 1372 are included under the topic Early McKelach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McKelach Early Notables (pre 1700)

McKelach Early Notables (pre 1700)

More information is included under the topic Early McKelach Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McKelach In Ireland

McKelach In Ireland

Some of the McKelach family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 37 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

The Great Migration

After making their great crossing, many Boernician-Scottish families settled along the east coast of North America. When the War of Independence broke out, United Empire Loyalists moved north to Canada while the rest stayed to fight. The ancestors of many of these Scots still populate the continent. This century, through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations, they began to rediscover their collective national heritage. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name McKelach or a variant listed above: James Kellock, who was a servant, who arrived in Virginia in 1661; Alice Kellogg, who came to Hartford, CT in 1637; Daniel Kellogg, who arrived in Connecticut in 1651.

Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3).

Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.

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The McKelach Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The McKelach Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.